Spring Concert- May 25th!
Ukulele Chords
Practice the following songs for our Spring Concert!
Check in every week for supplementary material and activities to each week’s lesson. You’ll also be able to submit a video of your weekly practice for personal feedback from our instructors.
Mr. Eli's Classes
Piano/Keyboard 1:45
- Musette- page 17
- This Old Man- page 18
- Superhero Blues
- Traffic Jam
Beginning Violin 2:15
- French Fries- page 12
- Soccer Champ- page 13
- Superhero Blues
- Traffic Jam
Beginning Winds 2:45
- Mary Had a Little Lamb- page 9
- Bad News Bears- page 9
- Superhero Blues
- Traffic Jam
Piano/Keyboard 3:15
- My Dog and Me- page 19
- Are you Sleeping- page 18
- Superhero Blues
- Traffic Jam
Ukulele 3:45
- Eleanor Rigby- page 11
- This Land is Your Land- page 23
- Superhero Blues
- Traffic Jam
Yellow Submarine:
Hokey Pokey:
Eleanor Rigby:
Watchin the Waves:
Three Little Birds:
Ain’t too proud to beg:
Helpful Videos:
Previous Weeks:
What we practiced this week- January 19th
Mr. Eli’s Classes
Piano/Keyboard 1:45
Today we:
- Please practice Spring Theme and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.
- Focus on accurate rhythm!
Beginning Violin 2:15
Today we:
- reviewed our 5 note scale
- work on 5-note scale and songs 32-33!
Beginning Winds 2:45
Today we:
- Please practice 5-note scale (lowest to highest notes)
- work on good sound.
- Also practice song 17!
Piano/Keyboard 3:15
Today we:
- Practice Twinkle Twinkle with left hand C’s and pages 17-18!
Ukulele 3:45
Today we:
- please practice new B flat chord
- work on Stair Climbing on page 17!
What we practiced this week- December 15th
Piano/Keyboard 1:45
Today we:
- practiced Spring Theme on page 14.
- Please work on this over break, and practice good rhythm!
Beginning Violin 2:15
Today we:
- worked on songs 28-30 on page 10.
- Please practice these songs over break!
Beginning Winds 2:45
Today we:
- worked on our first 5 notes and learned our 5 note scale this week!
- Work on long tones on these notes and songs 11-17 in the book over break!
Piano/Keyboard 3:15
Today we:
- practiced Spring Theme and Finger Fun on pages 14-15.
- Please work on these songs over break!
Ukulele 3:45
Today we:
- practiced our chords and played the chords for jingle bells.
- Keep working on finding the G chord, practice taking your hand off and finding the chord again.
What we practiced this week- December 8th
Piano/Keyboard 1:45
Today we:
- worked on songs 19-22
- went on to page 13.
- Please keep practicing the Cabbage and Lettuce Songs for duets next week!
Beginning Violin 2:15
Today we:
- worked on Hit Cross Buns on page 10.
- Please practice this song,
- work on finding your E and F sharp on D string!
Beginning Winds 2:45
Today we:
reviewed rhythm and worked on songs 5-8.
Please practice all three notes
work on songs 9-11 on page 4!
- learned how to clean and maintain our instrument!
- Flutes, use the cloth around your cleaning rod to clean each piece,
- trombones give your instrument a soap bath when needed (don’t forget to rinse without soap after!)
- trumpets use valve oil and slide grease as needed!
Piano/Keyboard 3:15
Today we:
- reviewed the Cabbage and Lettuce Songs
- worked on song 25, Spring Theme.
- Please practice Spring Theme this week, it’s tricky!
Ukulele 3:45
Today we:
- learned the B flat chord and started writing our own song!
- Please try to get G and B flat chord under your fingers comfortably!
What we practiced this week- December 1st
Piano/Keyboard 1:45
Today we:
reviewed page 11
went on to page 12.
Please practice songs 19-22!
Beginning Violin 2:15
Today we:
- reviewed our loose bow hold
- worked on songs 20-23.
- Practice playing new notes low e and f sharp with your first and second fingers on finger tapes,
- work on songs 24-27 this week!
Beginning Winds 2:45
Today we:
reviewed rhythm and worked on songs 5-8.
Please practice all three notes
work on songs 9-11 on page 4!
Piano/Keyboard 3:15
Today we:
- reviewed page 12
- practiced the Cabbage and Lettuce songs in duet on page 13.
- Please work on the beginning of Spring Time!
Ukulele 3:45
Today we:
- practiced our G chord
- read the notes A B and C.
- Please practice Seasick on page 17 this week!
What we practiced this week- November 17th
Piano/Keyboard 1:45
Today we:
we reviewed songs 14-15 on page 9,
went on to page 11.
Practice songs 17-18 this week!
Beginning Violin 2:15
Today we:
practiced finding our new note E on the D string,
practiced songs 20-21 (with and without the bow).
Please practice songs 20-25 on pages 8-9!
Beginning Winds 2:45
Today we:
practiced getting a nice even sound.
worked on songs 1-4, and went on to pages 5-6.
Please practice songs 5-8 this week on pages 2-3. Make sure you count your rests!
Piano/Keyboard 3:15
Today we:
reviewed songs 19-22 on page 12,
went on to page 13.
Please practice songs 23-24 this week on page 13 so we can do duets next time!
Ukulele 3:45
Today we:
- reviewed the C F Am C7 and G chords
- practiced Eleanor Rigby and Three Little Birds.
- went on to play Aint Too Proud to Beg on page 14.
- Please practice page 14 and finding the G chord!
What we practiced this week- November 10th
Piano/Keyboard 1:45
Today we:
- reviewed the notes C through G,
- reviewed the songs on page 6.
- For this week please practice songs 14 and 15 on page 9!
Beginning Violin 2:15
Today we:
- practiced holding our violin in play position,
- practiced putting our first finger down on the D string to play a new note (low E).
- Please practice songs 20-23 on page 8!
Beginning Winds 2:45
Today we:
- we practiced keeping tight corners in our mouth and taking a deep breath to get good sound.
- We reviewed our first two notes.
- Please practice songs 1-4!
Piano/Keyboard 3:15
Today we:
- reviewed songs on page 9
- practiced the notes C through G.
- Please practice songs 19-22 on page 12!
Ukulele 3:45
Today we:
- reviewed the chords C, F, C7 and Am.
- We also tried the G chord, the finger position is tricky!
- Please get comfortable on the G chord for next week, and review Eleanor Rigby!
What we practiced this week- November 3rd
Piano/Keyboard 1:45
Today we:
- reviewed curved piano hands and found C.
- worked on songs 3-4 (pg. 4)
- started song 8 (pg. 6).
- Please work on songs 8-11 this week!
Beginning Violin 2:15
Today we:
- practiced a good play position,
- practiced songs 13-15 (pg. 5).
- then went on to song 16.
- Practice songs 16-19 (pg. 6) this week, and focus on good rhythm!
- Also practice finding a good loose bow hold,
- and practice the Mississippi hot dog rhythm on every string!
Beginning Winds 2:45
Today we:
- talked about embouchure,
- Brass-how to keep tight corners for a good focused sound.
- flutes/clarinet- control the air flow not to blow too hard!
- We want to warm up with mouthpieces or headjoints only, and make sure our air is coming from our lungs, and not being forced!
- Practice getting a long even tone by practicing sings 1-4 on page 1.
- Take a look at pages 1-3 and play all of the songs using your notes!
Piano/Keyboard 3:15
Today we:
- reviewed curved piano hands and found C.
- worked on songs 14-15 (pg. 9)
- started song 16 (pg. 10).
- Please practice songs 16-18 this week!
Ukulele 3:45
Today we:
- reviewed the C, F, and C7 chords.
- practiced Hokey Pokey.
- then learned the Am chord and practiced switching from Am to F.
- started Eleanor Rigby,
- Please practice Eleanor Rigby (pg. 6) with the track below!!
- We also learned about the G chord and how to play it, practice this too!
What we practiced this week- October 26th
Piano/Keyboard 1:45
Today we:
- reviewed the notes C through G
- practiced how to use nice curved piano hands.
- worked on page 9 songs 14-15 and practiced even rhythm.
- also talked about 3/4 vs 4/4 time.
Beginning Violin 2:15
Today we:
- reviewed good loose bow holds (no banana thumbs)
- how to draw a good sound with the bow (good plus signs, middle of the bow).
- also worked on page 6 songs 16-17 in the brown book
Beginning Winds 2:45
Today we:
- practiced getting a good even tone, and talked about concert pitch.
- all sustained a concert D in unison and practiced using our breath for better sound.
Piano/Keyboard 3:15
Today we:
- reviewed the notes C through G
- practiced how to use nice curved piano hands.
- worked on page 9 songs 14-15 and practiced even rhythm.
- also talked about 3/4 vs 4/4 time.
Ukulele 3:45
Today we:
- reviewed the C and F chords, and learned C 7.
- practiced switching between the chords and learned the songs yellow submarine and hokey pokey (pgs. 8-9).
What we practiced this week- October 19th
Piano/Keyboard 1:45
Today we:
- reviewed left and right hands, finger numbers, and mountains and hills.
- reviewed how to use our curvy piano hands, and put our right thumb on C.
- learned C-D-E-F-G (1-2-3-4-5)
- tried to play together as an orchestra
- remember, we all have to sound like one piano
- play the correct note and at the same time
Beginning Violin 2:15
Today we:
Today we:
- reviewed violin hand and bow hand, rest ready and play position
- talked about our bow wrist, and tried some bow elevators (up and down in front of your face)
- the elbow doesn’t move, but the wrist should bend!
- Everyone had a great bow wrist after the exercise!
- also read songs in the brown violin book on pages 2-4.
Beginning Winds 2:45
Today we:
- warmed up with a good sound all around
- We reviewed the first two notes in our books and played through the songs on page 1.
- Making a good sound on our instruments is the hardest part! Make sure to play at least every other day at home!
- try to play the rhythm of one of your favorite songs on just the mouthpiece or headjoint
- play long tones (hold a note as long as you can)
- Once you can play the first two notes, see if you can learn the 3rd note in our books
Piano/Keyboard 3:15
Today we:
- discussed playing as an “orchestra”
- learned 3 types of notes
- Whole Notes- 4 beats of sound
- Half Notes- 2 beats of sound
- Quarter Notes- 1 beat of sound
- clapped an played some tricky rhythms
- started playing Mary Had a Little Lamb on page 10
Ukulele 3:45
Today we:
Today we:
- we reviewed plucking and strumming, and the C and F chords.
- We practiced changing chords and played Yellow Submarine
- Keep working on the C to F transition, and play along to the songs below!
What we practiced this week- October 12th
Piano/Keyboard 1:45
Today we:
- we reviewed left and right hands, finger numbers, and mountains and hills.
- We learned how to use our curvy piano hands, and put our right thumb on C.
- We worked on the first two songs of the blue piano book on page 3.
Beginning Violin 2:15
Today we:
- reviewed violin hand and bow hand, rest ready and play position, and how to pluck the D A D song with our thumb in the corner of our finger board.
- We also learned the first four songs in the brown violin book on page 2.
Beginning Winds 2:45
Today we:
- reviewed how to make assemble and hold our instruments.
- also learned how to make a good sound with our instrument, by controlling our mouth shape and airflow
- We also learned the first two notes in our books and played through the songs on our page.
Piano/Keyboard 3:15
Today we:
- we reviewed left and right hands, finger numbers, and mountains and hills.
- We learned how to use our curvy piano hands, and put our right thumb on C.
- We worked on the first two songs of the blue piano book on page 3.
Ukulele 3:45
Today we:
- we reviewed plucking and strumming, and the C and F chords.
- We practiced finding the chords quickly, and played the first two songs in the ukulele for kids book on pages 6 and 7.
What we practiced this week- October 6th
Piano/Keyboard 1:45
Today we:
- we learned about our left and right hands and our finger numbers.
- also learned about the mountains and hills on the piano,
- learned how to find a C at the foot of a hill.
- learned the Hot Crossed Buns song on mountains and starting on C
Beginning Violin 2:15
Today we:
- talked about the different parts of the instrument and how to hold it.
- also learned how to strum the C and F chords,
- also tried a few strumming patterns.
Beginning Winds 2:45
Today we:
- learned how to make assemble and hold our instruments.
- also learned how to make a good sound with our instrument, by controlling our mouth shape and airflow
- were all able to make a great sound on our instruments!
Piano/Keyboard 3:15
Today we:
- we learned about our left and right hands and our finger numbers.
- also learned about the mountains and hills on the piano,
- learned how to find a C at the foot of a hill.
- learned the Hot Crossed Buns song on mountains and starting on C
Ukulele 3:45
Today we:
- learned how to hold the ukulele and identify our four strings.
- also learned about plucking and strumming
- learned how to play the C and F chords.